GRIZZLY DISCOVERY CENTER A NOT- FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
GRIZZLY DISCOVERY CENTER A NOT- FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION (EIN 81-0527102)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-14
IRS object ID
202641349349307839
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-14T13:56:17-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN393647910PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WIPFLI ADVISORY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1105 E PINE ST UPPER FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityMISSOULACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59802ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN810527102EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRIZZLY DISCOVERY CENTER INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGRIZBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4066467001PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 996AddressLine1Txt
CityWEST YELLOWSTONECityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59758ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTIM MANLEYPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone4066467001PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSAM BRUNSON CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01696998PTIN
Phone4067281800PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-14PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRIZZLY AND WOLF DISCOVERY CENTERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTIM MANLEYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 996AddressLine1Txt
CityWEST YELLOWSTONECityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59758ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,919,518GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressGRIZZLYDISCOVERYCTR.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1993FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE VISITORS TO THE YELLOWSTONE AREA AN OPPORTUNITY TO OBSERVE, UNDERSTAND, AND APPRECIATE THE GRIZZLY BEARS AND GRAY WOLVES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body6VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee48TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$36,666TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$11,109NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$790,865PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$841,446CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$2,706,954PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$2,710,464CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$80,257PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$36,659CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$707,975PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$771,983CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,286,051PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,360,552CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$2,371PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$6,408CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,112,844PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,372,949CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$949,722CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,834,079PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,807,082CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,949,294PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,186,439CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$336,757PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$174,113CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$19,106,427TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$18,749,620TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$6,155,478TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$5,624,558TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$12,950,949NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$13,125,062NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHROUGH LIVE ANIMAL EXHIBITS, MUSEUM DISPLAYS, STAFF PRESENTATIONS AND PROGRAMMING, THE CENTER ACHIEVES ITS MISSION OF PROVIDING VISITORS AN OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW, LEARN ABOUT AND ULTIMATELY APPRECIATE THE GRIZZLY BEARS AND GRAY WOLVES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,460,693ExpenseAmt
Grant$3,204GrantAmt
Revenue$1,967,716RevenueAmt
DescTHE CENTER IS HOME TO FOUR MAGNIFICENT SPECIES: GRIZZLY BEARS, GREY WOLVES, BIRDS OF PREY AND RIVER OTTERS. NOT ONLY CAN YOU WATCH THESE FASCINATING ANIMALS INTERACT IN THEIR OUTDOOR HABITAT, BUT YOU CAN ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR HISTORY, CONTROVERSY, SOCIAL STRUCTURE, AND ANTICS. THE CENTER HAD 205,929 VISITORS IN 2025.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$978,253ExpenseAmt
Grant$3,204GrantAmt
Revenue$1,317,813RevenueAmt
DescTHE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF THE CENTER OFFERS A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT LEARNING EXPERIENCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR VISITORS, STUDENTS, SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, AND GROUP TOURS. WE HAVE A RANGE OF WAYS TO HELP YOU CONNECT TO A SPECTACULAR SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEM.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$2,438,946TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document24IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee48EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1JOHN HEINEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4066467001PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 996AddressLine1Txt
CityWEST YELLOWSTONECityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59758ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
TIM MANLEY
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE PAIGE
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEGHAN GAWORSKI
SECRETARY/TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETH HORN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN PRUTZMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEREK REICH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN HEINE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR36.00Yes (X)$170,012$0$19,701
KASSANDRA HUMBARD
CFO36.00Yes (X)$134,943$0$5,627
MICHAEL WHITE
STAFF VETERINARIAN40.00$137,421$0$5,489Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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SPLIT ROCK STUDIOS
6407 WELCOME AVE NMINNEAPOLISMN55429DESIGN AND UPDATE MUSEUM$934,080
SAUREY CONSTRUCTION
PO BOX 446REXBURGID83440REBAR/CONCRETE SERVICES$177,000
SANDCREEK WELDING
4598 S WACKERLI AVEIDAHO FALLSID83406BUILD AND INSTALL FENCING$136,865
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$62,166MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$3,807GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$775,473AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$88,862NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$841,446TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescADMISSIONSDesc
Business713990BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,710,464TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$34,859TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$34,859ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$160,252RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$160,252RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$160,252TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$160,252ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$1,800OtherAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$1,800OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,800TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,800ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$1,170,378GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$558,966CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$611,412TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$574,746RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$319RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$319OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$196,911ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,408TotalAmt
Program Services$6,408ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$330,282TotalAmt
Program Services$192,656ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$89,113ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,513FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$1,584,216TotalAmt
Program Services$908,672ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$451,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$224,544FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$26,175ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,390ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,804FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$173,688ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,495ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,788FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$97,772ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,384ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,955FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$125TotalAmt
Management And General$125ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Program Services$11,898ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,983ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,949FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$24,818ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,136ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,410FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$37,308ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,219ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,654FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$137,540TotalAmt
Program Services$83,359ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,439ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,742FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$138,060TotalAmt
Program Services$82,836ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,806ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41,418FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,722TotalAmt
Program Services$5,277ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$856ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,589FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$123,099ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,517ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$61,549FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$701,506TotalAmt
Program Services$420,756ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$70,372ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$210,378FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,421TotalAmt
Program Services$43,453ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,242ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,726FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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SUPPLIES$178,942$59,942$13,990$105,010
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$103,966$62,379$10,397$31,190
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$41,175$20,419$2,795$17,961
FUNDRAISING & MEMNBERSH$25,718$15,431$2,571$7,716

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$70,367TotalAmt
Program Services$42,600ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,941ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,826FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,186,439TotalAmt
Program Services$2,438,946ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$797,771ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$949,722FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$1,264,815BOYAmt
EOY$768,194EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$1,345,745BOYAmt
EOY$779,632EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,333BOYAmt
EOY$22,238EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$233,228BOYAmt
EOY$240,390EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$158,646BOYAmt
EOY$171,755EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$22,719,199LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,081,993BOYAmt
EOY$16,764,855EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,667BOYAmt
EOY$2,556EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,106,427BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$501,474BOYAmt
EOY$228,172EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,840BOYAmt
EOY$14,034EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,635,614BOYAmt
EOY$5,379,402EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,550BOYAmt
EOY$2,950EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,155,478BOYAmt
EOY$5,624,558EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,025,978BOYAmt
EOY$12,621,194EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$924,971BOYAmt
EOY$503,868EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,950,949BOYAmt
EOY$13,125,062EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,106,427BOYAmt
EOY$18,749,620EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$174,113ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$704,947CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$717,089CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,766,455CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$785,889CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$837,639CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,812,019TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,904,050CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,401,807CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,679,220CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,720,260CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,809,786CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,515,123TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,894CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,543CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,080CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,976CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,807CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,300TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,612,891CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,122,439CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,447,755CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,511,125CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,651,232CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,345,442TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$809CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,547CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,013,582CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,778CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,445CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,036,161TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$809CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,547CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,013,582CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,778CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,445CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,036,161TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$22,309,281PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$76,078CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$104,273CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$158,283CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$205,944CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$195,111CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$739,689TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$76,078CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$104,273CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$158,283CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$205,944CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$195,111CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$739,689TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,753CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,398CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,787CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$35,585CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,109CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$90,632TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,817CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,336CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,047CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,705CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$319CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$33,224TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,713,539CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,242,446CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,638,872CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,755,359CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,858,771CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,208,987TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.92150PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.87240PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.03060InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.02600InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER REVENUE - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 6,817. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 4,336. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 19,047. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 2,705. 2025 AMOUNT: $ 319.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,622,866OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,622,866BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,884,368OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,895,366DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,989,002BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$667,793OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$619,860DepreciationAmt
Book Value$47,933BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,544,172OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,439,118DepreciationAmt
Book Value$105,054BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$16,764,855TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSECURITY DEPOSIT PAYABLEDesc
Amt$2,950Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,950TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,360,552TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,360,552RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,360,552TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,186,439TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,186,439ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,186,439TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CENTER IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(A) OF THE CODE. AS SUCH, THE CENTER IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAXES ONLY ON ANY NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 511 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. APPROXIMATELY 5% OF THE CENTER'S GIFT SHOP REVENUE, LEASING INCOME, AND ADVERTISING INCOME (INCLUDED IN OTHER INCOME ON THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES) ARE CONSIDERED UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FOR REPORTING WITH THE IRS. FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024, THE UNRELATED BUSINESS NET INCOME FOR REPORTING WITH THE IRS. THE UNRELATED TAX LIABILITY RELATED TO UNRELATED BUSINESS NET INCOME WAS INSIGNIFICANT AND HAS NOT BEEN REPRESENTED IN THE DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE DETERMINATION OF TAX EXEMPT STATUS IS ALSO CONSIDERED TO BE A TAX POSITION. THE CENTER'S POLICY IS TO EVALUATE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT ITS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WILL PREVAIL UPON EXAMINATION BASED ON THE EXTENT TO WHICH THOSE POSITIONS HAVE SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT WITHIN THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND REGULATIONS, REVENUE RULINGS, COURT DECISIONS AND OTHER EVIDENCE. THE CENTER HAS DETERMINED THAT IT IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION FOR THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX FILINGS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE PREVIOUS THREE TAX YEARS. IN THE EVENT THE CENTER IS ASSESSED PENALTIES AND/OR INTEREST, PENALTIES WILL BE CHARGED TO OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES AND INTEREST WILL BE CHARGED TO INTEREST EXPENSE. IT IS THE OPINION OF MANAGEMENT THAT THE CENTER HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN HEINEPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$158,819BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$10,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$1,193OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$6,865DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$12,836NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$189,713TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)ANIMAL FOOD25$88,763COST
Yes (X)OTHER SUPPLIES1$99COST
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IS REPORTED ON PART I.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE CENTER DOES NOT HAVE ANY SUCH COMMITTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE CENTER'S CFO REVIEWS THE DRAFT 990, THEN IT IS SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST TRANSACTION IS REVIEWED AND DETERMINED IF THE TRANSACTION IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CENTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY AND JOB PERFORMANCE. THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES THE AZA COMPENSATION REPORT AND COMPARES TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE. THE ORGANIZATION TRIES TO KEEP WITHIN THOSE STANDARDS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR USES THE AZA COMPENSATION REPORT TO SET SALARIES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND PLACES THEM IN THE BUDGET. THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S APPROVES THE BUDGET.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE CENTER MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST, EITHER WRITTEN OR ELECTRONIC.

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